Thursday, July 30, 2015

WRITE NOW - WRITING TIME - MAKE IT A PRIORITY

WRITING
TIME - MAKE IT A PRIORITY

Give
your writing a prominent time-slot and make
writing time a daily habit like eating and sleeping.

Carve out a specific time each and
every day to do nothing but write.Yes
that includes Sundays and holidays. As a writer, consider it part of your
personal routine like eating and sleeping, and your body and mind will adjust
to the habit.If writing is truly your
gift, then respect it and do not skimp on the time.

Choose a time of day that's best for
your body to write.

When
I, like many writers, had a day job, I obviously had to work around that
schedule.I write better when I first
awaken, so I arose at 4 AM and wrote until 6 AM every single day.Before
food, because sugar and other food chemicals affects my thinking.Before other responsibilities and distractions
invaded my mind (with the exception of visiting the bathroom).Even now that I'm disabled and have all day
to write I'm still up between 5 and 6 AM to start early before anything (or
anyone) distracts me.The only
difference now, is that if I'm on a roll I don't have to stop and go to my day
job.

Nothing but writing during Writing
Time.No eating, no
emailing, no promoting, no TV, no internet surfing, no social pages, no
computer games, (Yes, I know all about Mahjong in between paragraphs!), no loads
of laundry, no staring out the window, no fretting over chore lists,no perusing mail or magazines.Just
write.

Keep mail, magazines, TVs, chore
lists, food, and other distractions out of your writing area.
Out of sight; out of mind.

Try for about a page a day.In an hour or two limited time frame, that's
a reasonable goal.It doesn't have to be
perfect, editing comes later.If you
just write one page a day, in a year you'll have 365 pages of material.Not too shabby.Having more time, I go for about 1,000 words
minimum a day when fiction writing, and one 400-500 word article every other
day when non-fiction writing.(Non-fiction requires extra time for research.)

Reserve less creative tasks for when
you're less fresh.My
lunch breaks at work, and an occasional evening, were usually reserved for
proofreading and editing.

Schedule one day a week as
"Editor Day."On that day turn your undivided attention to writing business:
publisher/editor emails, submissions/acceptances/payments tracking, query
letters, writing skill improvement, trade periodicals, self-promotion and
marketing. Keep a small notebook handy to jot down tasks for Editor Day.

When writing is a priority on your
agenda every day your content, quality, and productivity will improve.
When you remove clutter and distraction from your mind, creativity floods
in.

On
September 13th, 2015 Terri married her Hottie Scottie, Blaze
McRob (Robert Nelson), who is an equally twisted horror writer who found her
online, crept into her world, swept her off her feet and revels in the fact that
they are two peas in a very strange pod.

No
doubt there will be many dark fiction tales for ooky aficionados to revel in
coming very soon.